Hammers used in battle. They come in different sizes, from [[JokeWeapon squeaky mallets]] to giant sledgehammers. The lighter ones [[RuleOfFunny inspire laughs]], while the bigger ones inspire terror. Some are {{throw|ingYourSwordAlwaysWorks}}n, but most are used to pound things into a bloody smear in the ground. It sometimes comes with ShockAndAwe due to a certain [[Myth/NorseMythology thunder god]].

Used by TheBigGuy, the MightyGlacier, and the CuteBruiser. Also a favorite of [[TheMedic clerics]] in HighFantasy settings, smashing someone's head in with a hammer often lets them get around the "[[TechnicalPacifist no spilling of blood]]" rule enacted by their gods. [[note]] Blunt damage can easily cause bleeding. Imagine breaking a bone with a hammer: there '''will''' be blood involved. This also ignores ''internal'' bleeding, which heavy impacts readily inflict.[[/note]]

Historically, blunt force weapons like maces and [[EpicFlail flails]] were far more effective against heavy armor than blades. Real European warhammers featured a beak-like spike on one side for piercing armor, and a flat hammerhead or set of blunt claws on the other for crushing helmets. They bear little resemblance to the massive sledgehammers often featured in various fantasy games, and aren't seen as frequently in fiction, although larger, sledgehammer-sized "Mauls" wielded in two hands were also quite common. As armor became heavier and more widespread, the use of warhammers rose as well. It is fairly common for characters who use sledgehammer-types as their weapon of choice to be black, probably due to the influence of American folk hero John Henry & African demigod Makoma.

See also the HyperspaceMallet, the WeaponOfChoice for cartoon animals seeking to inflict AmusingInjuries (as well as the angry {{Anime}} female's favorite tool against perverts and other sources of irritation). Also see CarryABigStick for other kinds of bludgeoning weapons. Not to be confused with WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer, although you can achieve this with a hammer if it's the only thing you have to work with. Also not to be confused with the slang term for driving at top speed [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle (which originated among truckers who, after putting the pedal to the metal, used to use a heavy hammer to keep it there in the years before cruise control became a standard feature)]]. HammerAndSickle when paired with SinisterScythe.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'''s Goldion Hammer is one of the biggest hammers ever in media. Its entire gimmick is a shockwave so powerful that it turns things it strikes into photons, and it's so powerful that [=GaoGaiGar=] suffers severe damage just from the backlash of its use, and needs another mech to act as a giant oven mitt to use it safely, which can be seen in the above picture replacing [=GaoGaiGar=]'s right hand).** In the ExpandedUniverse, King J-Der is able to use the same hammer in the form of the "Silverion Hammer." King J-Der being a transformed battleship, the hammer, a bit taller than [=GaoGaiGar=], is proportionally the size of a mallet. It makes a surprise return in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsBX''** ''Anime/GaoGaiGar FINAL'' features the Goldion Crusher, a hammer with a handle made out of three giant spaceships, and a head roughly ''twenty times'' the size of the handle, making it ''several orders of magnitude bigger'' than the Goldion Hammer. [=GaoGaiGar=] actually hangs off the end of its handle. In a show notorious for its revival of over-the-top shouting and CallingYourAttacks, just imagine how the main characters handled it. Especially when they use it to smash [[spoiler:the Sun]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DucaK0I4_q8 This attack is rendered in full beauty]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW''.* The Gigantform of Vita's Graf Eisen in ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' is [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gigantform_3612.png larger than she is]]. It grows even larger when she uses it with the Gigantschlag attack, to the point that [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vita_hammer_4350.png she's barely visible holding it]]. Its standard Hammerform is probably the best for [[MagicWand enhancing spells]]. The Raketenform adds a spike on one end and a ''[[RocketPoweredWeapon rocket-jet]]'' on the other for fast and powerful strikes -- whereas Gigantform is probably intended for larger, slower opponents, the rocket form is probably for faster, human-sized ones. The last form, seen in Season 3, is the Zerstörungsform, which is a combination of Gigantform and Raketenform, except with a [[ThisIsADrill drill on the business end]] -- it's probably intended as an anti-structure weapon, for use against completely immobile but fortified targets like engines.** Graf Eisen's Zerstörungsform is the insane lovechild of the aforementioned Goldion Hammer and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann the Giga Drill]]. It helps that Graf Eisen is voiced by [[Creator/TetsuyaKakihara Tetsuya]] [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kakihara]].** Cranked up ''even more'' in ''Force'', where Vita gains a new weapon called Warhammer. It's huge and looks like it has a fusion reactor in the middle.** Hopefully it really IS a fusion reactor, since [[spoiler:the team of terrorists they are fighting now runs off [[AntiMagic Anti-magic]]]].* Skuld of ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' with the extendable polo-style mallet she uses for debugging. Which mostly involves chasing around furry hybrid rabbit-insect creatures and pounding them in the head.* Usopp of ''Manga/OnePiece'' fame has three of these: a normal one used for carpentry (though it's a surprisingly good weapon; he managed to beat one of Arlong's QuirkyMinibossSquad half to death with it), the "Usopp Pound", a massive-looking hammer that supposedly weighs five tons [[spoiler:but is really two frying pans bound in plastic on a stick that weights 2 kg]], and the "Golden Pound", an even bigger hammer, supposedly weighing ten tons, that [[spoiler:is really a balloon which pops upon impact]].* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'':** Zudomon had a massive hammer made of Chrome Digizoid that could kick up energy attacks or be used for good ol' bashing. (It could even be thrown to strike an opponent, and ''return like a boomerang''). In Myth/NorseMythology, Thor's hammer Mjöllnir shared the same properties - it grew or shrank as needed, could be thrown like a boomerang (and hit with the force of thunder when it did). The only thing Mjöllnir lacked was the ability to throw a energy bolt. Considering that Mjöllnir is supposed to ''be'' lightning when thrown, the energy bolt isn't so much missing as used differently.** Puppetmon, a child-sized marionette-based Mega-level Digimon, had a (significantly smaller, but still large in comparison to himself) hammer as a weapon. PowerLevels being what they are, though, Puppetmon was stronger (Zudomon's an Ultimate, one stage below Mega), so when the hammers collided in one battle, Zudomon's hammer was ''sent flying'' and the force knocked him back to his SleepModeSize.** And then there's Grumblemon of the fourth season: he can usually be found DualWielding giant sledgehammers to knock around multiple, far-larger heroes in a way that'd make Puppetmon jealous.* Lavi of ''Manga/DGrayMan'' has a hammer, maybe six inches long, as his weapon. When he activates it, it grows very, ''very'' large, usually with the head reaching human-sized. We haven't seen any specific limit, but he's made it so large that he once demolished a building with a mis-swing. In another instance, he makes the hammerhead as large as a house. He's explicitly mentioned once [[FourthWallMailSlot in response to a reader's question]] that, since it's his EmpathicWeapon, he doesn't notice the weight.* In ''Anime/VividredOperation'', Aoi's Naked Hammer is about the size of her torso and has rockets mounted in the head to give the swings even more power. When she [[FusionDance Docks]] with Akane to become Vividblue, the hammer grows to about six feet long.* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', the HyperspaceMallet shows up often enough and in a pretty impressive size -- Kodachi uses one with a head about the size of Akane's torso in her first ambush. Shampoo, meanwhile, prefers to [[DualWielding alternate]] between CarryABigStick (or two) and wielding a BFS.* Saki in ''Manga/CorpsePrincess'' uses a huge, fancy-looking hammer as her WeaponOfChoice.* The appropriately-named Marie Mjölner from ''Manga/SoulEater'' is a hammer when in weapon form.** More like a tonfa.** A possible subversion as we are treated to her nicknames prior, the Demon Hammer and The Crusher. Her name is also a transparent hammer reference. Then when she is unveiled she is shown to look identical to the short-handled Mjölnir. Then the view point pulls back and we realize she is tiny and toy-like. She only grows into a Tonfa when it is revealed that her power is contrary to most hammer wielders, speed.* Daisuke Ido from ''Manga/{{Gunnm}}'' uses a rocket hammer (it accelerates during the swing).* When Mashiro first appears in ''VisualNovel/{{Tayutama}}'', she's wielding a significantly-sized mallet. She's a goddess, but still, that's some impressive hammering.* Sana and her mother in ''Manga/KodomoNoOmocha'' regularly use the squeaky toy version.* In ''Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ'', Buttercup wields an oversized Daruma Otoshi hammer with casual ease. As a testament to her strength when transformed and how heavy the weapon actually is, her teammates (working together) can barely lift the thing.* Shin from ''Manga/{{Dorohedoro}}'' uses an average hammer as his main weapon. It is incredibly surprising however the amount of damage that he can do with it.* Vento of the Front from ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' uses a hammer to channel the winds. Sasha Croitsef wields hammers and saws, and she's strong enough to smash through walls with them.* In ''Manga/TheLuciferAndBiscuitHammer'', Sir Noi Crezant, the Lizard Knight, has been sent to gain the aid of the great warrior Amamiya Yuuhi in hopes of finding the Princess Samidare and protecting the planet from the incredible 'Biscuit Hammer' poised to crack the Earth in two. [[spoiler:They try to destroy it with the Blues Drive Monster, which... also has a hammer.]] And the hammer's creator himself, when he's [[FinalBoss finally fought]], wields a big spiked one.* Despite being called a Hammer, the weapons used by Anime/{{Daitarn 3}}, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam the original Gundam]], the Anime/TurnAGundam and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED the Raider Gundam]] are ''not'' hammers. They're more like [[EpicFlail flails.]]* ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' features the [[OurGiantsAreBigger giant]] Diane, wielding the sacred treasure Gideon, a warhammer even larger than she is. It amplifies her racial ability to [[DishingOutDirt control earth]], to the point where she can [[PersonOfMassDestruction obliterate vast swathes of terrain, and toss mountains around]].* Gray's Ice Make Hammer in ''Manga/FairyTail.''* The Gundam Gusion in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' has one about three times the size of its head. And it has [[RocketPoweredWeapon thrusters on each corner]] to maximize the impact on any target. Considering the [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter beam weaponry-devoid]] setting of the story, it's considered a very lethal weapon in the right hands. The Barbatos also carries a mace, which Mikazuki pulls it in full effect, serving as both melee weapon ''and'' ranged projectile, and it has an in-built PileBunker. After losing the mace, Mika uses a [[WrenchWhack Wrench Mace]] for combat, and the said Wrench Mace was supposed to be [[ImprobableWeaponUser a tool for repairing Mobile Suits]].[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Books]]* Aside from the obvious of Thor and Mjölnir (see below), we should mention Creator/MarvelComics' [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor version]] as well. In that universe, he ''is'' the god Thor.** When the [[ComicBook/SecretInvasion Skrulls]] tell them that (their) God is on their side, ComicBook/NickFury, on Thor's side, responds with "Well, ''my'' god has a hammer!" And it was [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome.]]** Marvel's Thor stories eventually give Mjölnir a twin - Stormbreaker, whose bearer is Thor's brother-in-arms, the anthropomorphic cyborg alien horse ComicBook/BetaRayBill.** Also, there was Thunderstrike, given to Thor's temporary replacement for a job well done. Though it was technically a mace.** ComicBook/{{Loki}} once had the hammer Stormcaster[[note]]The hammer was originally unnamed, and in the issue of ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' it was featured in, [[DependingOnTheWriter it was called Stormbringer]][[/note]] made for a [[BroughtDownToNormal depowered]] ComicBook/{{Storm}}, whom he attempted to manipulate to take Thor's place in Asgard. Though she ultimately rejected his offer, an alternate version who did stay in Asgard would become part of the Thor Corps.** Honorable mention goes to Thor-El, a one-shot character from the ''Amalgam'' series created through a joint effort by Marvel and DC. He was a combination of Thor and Superman, and used a hammer, but its name, if it had one, wasn't mentioned.** In Comicbook/FearItself, a ''bunch'' of Hammers like Mjölnir have appeared, for those of the "Worthy", designed by [[BigBad The Serpent]] and [[spoiler: for those of the "Mighty", those hammers made by Odin and his dwarves after a deal with Iron Man]].** Then there's the perfectly ordinary sledgehammer that SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} gives the Walrus, covered in rhinestones and glitter-glue to convince the Walrus he's been chosen as Worthy. Since Deadpool's miniseries in Fear Itself was written by Chris Hastings, it turns out to be a magic sledgehammer that can kill werewolves...** Thor used to have a debilitating weakness: if he let go of his hammer for more than a minute, he turns into doctor Don Blake, with a crippled leg and a limp (and presumably a dry wit and acid tongue), and the hammer turns into a flimsy walking stick. Fortunately, this was removed (after Odin felt that Thor had earned it), thus making Thor practically invincible.* During a team-up with the Odinson (Thor), Teen Jean develops the ability to [[ShapingYourAttacks create a hammer out of psychic energy.]]* In the ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' storyline [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lantern Rankorr]] forms a hammer construct to fight [[BigBad Atrocitus]].* ComicBook/{{Steel}}, aka [[MeaningfulName John Henry Irons]], [[Franchise/TheDCU DCU]] Superhero in PoweredArmor.* Wulf in ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'' carries around a big massive hammer called the Happy Stick.* Luba in ''ComicBook/LoveAndRockets'' always carries a hammer, often to fight off guys attracted by her large breasts.* When Calculus is first seen in ''[[Recap/TintinDestinationMoon Destination Moon]]'', the multiplex helmet he is wearing is being attacked with a hammer to test its strength. ("Glass isn't nearly tough enough," Calculus explains.)* Hammerstein in ''ComicBook/ABCWarriors'' has a lump hammer for a hand.* So do Rack and Ruin in ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1''. Well, okay, one of their hands is a hammer and the other is an anvil that can be used identically anyway.* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'': Ramona Flowers' purse contains a girl-smiting hammer, [[HyperspaceArsenal among other things.]]* ''ComicBook/TheAwesomeSlapstick'': Slapstick's primary weapon is his oversized cartoon mallet.* The main character of the Italian comic ''ComicBook/{{Cattivik}}'' uses a large wooden (or sometimes steel) hammer in order to mug people. And he often ends up being hit by it or being forced to swallow it, courtesy of [[MuggingTheMonster a particularly large, victim.]]* In the ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' series, village blacksmith Fulliautomatix is often wielding his hammer when charging into battle with Romans or a fight with his fellow villagers (most likely Unhygienix the fishmonger).* In ''ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily'', [[spoiler: Joker attacks Alfred with one]].* ComicBook/HarleyQuinn is often shown using large mallets. Lottie in ''ComicBook/Earth2: World's End'', who is kind-of-sort-of the Earth-2 version of Harley, wields a very non-comedic iron-headed sledgehammer.* One of ComicBook/{{Wolfskin}}'s weapons is a huge, round wooden mallet.* In ''ComicBook/LastDaysOfTheJusticeSociety'', Alan Scott as Green Lantern lays the smackdown on the Midgard Serpent during the Ragnarok battle in Asgard by projecting himself as Thor (not the comic book version mentioned above), complete with Mjölnir.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fanfiction]]* ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'':** A RunningGag has [[CrazyAwesome Rei]] using a rubber mallet in a really unexpected way...--->'''Gendo:''' A squeaky mallet.\\'''Maya:''' I have ''no'' idea how she destroyed Sub Commander Fuyutsuki's car with it.\\'''Yui:''' How do you bend steel with a squeaky hammer?!\\'''Gendo:''' From a 45 degree angle, apparently. ''(Yui facepalms)''** It's also Mana's weapon of choice in Jet Alone Prime.* The ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Forward}}'' has, for the purpose of ActorAllusion, given [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Captain Reynolds]] a proficiency with (and tendency to use) a sledgehammer.* In the Franchise/KingdomHearts fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3656471/1/bOmega_b_bDawn_b Omega Dawn]]'', we have Kairi's [[spoiler: Justice's Gavel]].* Examples from Fanfic/{{the Calvinverse}}:** Calvin tries to [[ComedicSociopathy smash Rupert's foot]] with one in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble''.** In ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''[='=]s {{Crossover}} with ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', ComicBook/TheJoker briefly tries to use one of these against Calvin. Sheila also uses one of these in her debut appearance.* Pudgypudge and his Naruto fanfic, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3918629/1/Bring-the-Hammer-Down Bring The Hammer Down]]. [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot A tale of Naruto going through Shippuden as an angel, wielding a holy warhammer]].%% * Dyno and Mite from ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''.* ''Fanfic/{{Wonderful}}'': One of the weapons of [[TheCape Wonder Red]] is a giant hammer.* ''Fanfic/SplitSecond'': Twilight's weapon of choice is the Justice Hammer, a [[ConditionalPowers Conditional Magic]] HardLight warhammer larger than her own body that grows stronger the more advantages she gives to her enemy, thus justifying [[ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy Explaining Her Power To The Enemy.]]* ''Fanfic/OversaturatedWorld'': Sailor Plasma's sledgehammer.* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8506661/11/ Squad 7 and their Accidental Instructor]]'', Sakura takes to using a warhammer which, combined with her SuperStrength, causes her to hit hard enough that the ''shockwave'' of a missed attack will send people flying.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Animated]]* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', Master Thundering Rhino wields a large war hammer. He can use it well enough to beat Lord Shen's kung fu, [[spoiler: but it's no match for the peacock's cannon.]]* Subverted by Fix-it Felix of ''Disney/WreckItRalph''. His hammer is purely a HealingShiv, regardless of his say in the matter.-->'''Felix''': ''WHY'' DO I FIX ''EVERYTHING'' I TOUCH?!* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', Jangles the Clown wields a big mallet.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]* In ''Film/BladeII'', a member of the Blood Pack named Lighthammer wields a large maul with retractable spikes.* Creator/JodieFoster has to use a sledgehammer against a thief in ''Film/PanicRoom'', who then falls straight down a flight of stairs and [[MadeOfIron instantly recovers as though nothing happened at all]]. * ''Film/{{Thor}}'' again. And my [[JustForPun god]] does he use it well.* In ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', Captain America makes the mistake of ordering Thor to "put that hammer down." Iron Man warns him that this was a bad idea... but not soon enough to prevent several hundred feet of the surrounding forest from being flattened from the shockwave caused by [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject an unstoppable hammer meeting an indestructible shield]].* Kevin from ''Film/SinCity'' uses a sledgehammer to lay TheBigGuy Marv out cold.* Ilsa from ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' carries a sledgehammer and later uses a smaller hammer to shatter some glass.* Morrell in ''Film/ARoomForRomeoBrass'' wields a claw hammer.* In ''Film/{{Oldboy 2003}}'', Oh Dae-su fights a corridor filled with mooks using only a claw hammer. He later uses it for some [[TheToothHurts improvised dentistry]].* Subverted in one scene in the remake of ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'': Michael discards his ([[TooDumbToLive almost certainly more useful]]) crowbar in exchange for a croquet mallet, and then promptly gets jumped by a zombie. As expected, the mallet promptly breaks across the zombie's head without fazing it; he ends up killing it by driving the broken-off mallet-handle under its chin and through its brain.* ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'': A rather darkly funny example here. In an early fight scene, Wallace is being chased by an Englishman with a sword; he picks up a large warhammer, making the Englishman [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail soil his armor]] and run for it. The guy doesn't make it. By the first actual battle scene, he's acquired his [[{{BFS}} massive honkin' claymore]].* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982''. Thorgrimm (one of Thulsa Doom's [[TheDragon associate bad guys]]) wields one. His [[RunningGag habit of smashing things without thinking]] gets him killed during the Battle of the Mounds when Conan sets up a trap that relies on him smashing what he thinks is Conan's helmeted head, which sends a spike the size of your average birch tree ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice right through his chest]]''. Ouch.* In ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'', the somewhat-cowardly lead character winds up grabbing a sledgehammer from a Test Your Strength carnival game and using it on his greatest fear (a clown zombie).* In ''Film/StreetsOfFire'', hero [[BadassLongcoat Tom Cody]] and villain Raven fight a duel, each armed with 12-pound sledgehammers.* In ''Film/{{Mikey}}'' the title character uses a hammer to try to kill his second foster mom after she finds out his past.* In ''Film/{{Following}}'', several characters use claw hammers as weapons for self-defense or torture.* In ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', Ramona keeps a sledgehammer [[HammerSpace in a bag that really shouldn't be able to hold such a thing.]]* The climactic duel in ''Film/JadeWarrior'' is fought with a pair of heavy blacksmith's hammers.* The obscure slasher film ''Film/{{Sledgehammer}}''.* A thief is beaten to near-death with a hammer in ''Film/EasterBunnyKillKill''.* ''Film/TheToolboxMurders'' and its remake both feature characters getting stabbed and brained with a claw hammer.* There's a hammer claw to the stomach in ''Film/LasVegasBloodbath''.* Michael Myers uses a claw hammer to off a security guard in ''Film/HalloweenII1981''.* Played with in ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting''. At one point an auto mechanic is required. He arrives in a descending cargo hoist, carrying a sledge hammer and looking very much like the pictures of Thor (Marvel-style) that one of the children has been drawing, but never actually uses the hammer for anything beyond being a thematic prop (and an excuse to show off substantial muscles by toting it like it's nothing).* In ''Film/TheWildHunt'', Bjorn carries around a gigantic sledgehammer he calls Mjölnir, which is not made of foam like the other LARP weapons. Unfortunately Bjorn proves to be an ineffectual coward when things in the game go bad. In the end, however, he [[spoiler:uses it in brutal fashion to avenge his brother]].* This is the serial killer's weapon of choice in ''Film/TheChaser''.* The Driver in ''Film/{{Drive}}'' brings a claw hammer to put the hurt on a criminal flunky. He crushes the guy's hand and threatens to hammer a bullet into his skull.* Manu in ''Film/{{REC}}'' uses a sledgehammer as a weapon against the infected. The Medeiros girl appears to be using a hammer as a weapon during the finale.* In ''Film/{{Savior}}'', in the scene at the beach, the marauders' brute uses a huge hammer to deliver the killing blow to [[spoiler: Vera]] .* In the anthology film ''Film/BodyBags'', in "The Gas Station" segment the killer gains access to the locked gas station booth by bashing the front window in with a sledge hammer.* ''Music/PinkFloyd Music/TheWall'' translates the "HAMMER!" chant of "Waiting for the Worms" into making the [[ANaziByAnyOtherName crazed fans turned fascist troops]] a "Hammer Army" with two crossed hammers as its symbol. (which in a bit of MisaimedFandom, inspired an actual Neo Nazi group) There's even a memorable animated sequence with marching hammers.* ''Film/{{Payback}}'' features one small sledgehammer used for torture's sake, [[{{Fingore}} smashing up Porter's fingers.]]* In ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', Sam wields a giant hammer in the final battle and uses it to take down Donkey Kong.* ''Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre''** ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974'' has Leatherface kill two of his victims with a sledgehammer. Ironically, he kills more people in the movie this way than he does with a chainsaw (with which he kills only one person).** In both the [[Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974 original movie]] and ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2'', the Sawyer family try to invoke this with Grandpa, holding a victim down so he can kill them with a hammer. Both times are unsuccessful, partially due to Grandpa being over a hundred years old.* "Hammer Girl" from ''Film/TheRaid2Berandal''.* Orgrim from ''Film/WarCraft2016'' uses an ''enormous'' hammer capable of turning the head of anyone hit with it into little more than red mist. His nickname, Doomhammer, comes from the weapon.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]* Durnik in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'', as a blacksmith, wields a hammer. Later, when [[spoiler:he becomes a disciple of Aldur, his silver amulet is decorated with a hammer. His CrowningMomentOfAwesome just before being handed the amulet was to pulverise a demon lord with guess what weapon]].* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':** Robert Baratheon's signature weapon is a large warhammer said to be so heavy that few men were able to lift it. Robert wields this one-handed with a shield at the Battle of the Trident and kills Rhaegar Targaryen with a blow hard enough to crush his breastplate. This trait seems to be shared by Robert's bastards. Gendry was trained by a blacksmith, and carries a hammer. Edric Storm was sent a miniature hammer by Robert for his nameday.** Similarly, [[HandicappedBadass Donal Noye, the one-armed blacksmith]] of the Night's Watch, uses a warhammer in the battle against the wildings. He also happens to be the person who forged Robert's hammer.** In ''A Dance with Dragons'' BigGuy Archibald Yronwood wields a great warhammer.* "Grond", Morgoth's "Hammer of the Underworld" in Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' is a mace in some adaptations, a hammer in others. Not to be confused with the giant wolf-shaped battering ram named after it that features in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Return of the King]]'', despite equal massive smashiness.* [[Literature/TheLegendOfDrizzt Drizzt Do'Urden's]] friend Wulfgar wields a huge magical warhammer called Aegis-fang in battle; aside from him being strong enough and the hammer being powerful enough to stagger a giant when he throws it, it returns to his hands after it's thrown.** In another D&D campaign world's novels, the smith from the Majere brothers' home town certainly used a hammer in fighting before he had his hand cut off by the dragonarmies' soldiers. Later, he wound up with the Dwarven Hammer of Kharas which (when used in conjunction with the Silver Hand the returning gods blessed him with as a replacement) allowed him to forge new Dragonlances.* Perrin Aybara in Robert Jordan's ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' often finds himself choosing between a blacksmith's hammer and a battleaxe, each representing the sides of personality able to create and destroy. In ''Towers of Midnight'', he trades in his blacksmith's hammer for [[spoiler:''Mah'alleinir'', a massive warhammer that is also the first weapon forged with the One Power in three thousand years]].* Creator/RogerZelazny's ''Literature/CreaturesOfLightAndDarkness'' features a weapon called the Hammer That Smashes Suns. It might look more like a giant crossbow. That fires ''comets''.* ''Literature/TheShining'''s Jack Torrance is well known for being AxCrazy [[AnAxeToGrind with an actual axe]], but his weapon when he finally goes nutso in the original Creator/StephenKing novel is a croquet mallet.* In the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' {{verse}} by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont, the [[PhysicalGod Ascendant]] Caladan Brood wields a great hammer so badass that it has the power to awaken the sleeping earth goddess Burn (whose body is apparently the earth itself). No one wants Brood to Drop The Hammer any time soon...* The preferred weapon of Baron Edmund Talbot, aka [[spoiler: Charles the Hammer, former ruler of Anarchia]], in Creator/JohnRingo's ''Literature/CouncilWars'' series.* [[{{Determinator}} Roran's]] weapon of choice in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''. He kills 193 people with it in one go, and ends the day [[AtopAMountainOfCorpses standing on a house-sized pile of bodies]]. This earns him the name Roran [[MeaningfulName Stronghammer]]. The hammer isn't even that special.* A picture book called ''Little Rabbit Foo Foo'' depicted the rabbit as using a motorcycle and a net to scoop up the various other forest dwellers, and then a hammer to "bop them on the head".* In ''Literature/TheReynardCycle'', the smith priests of Fenix the Firebird wield war hammers when they go to battle.* A long handled hammer is the weapon of choice for most of the characters in ''Literature/TheRunelords'' books. The description of the weapons, however is somewhere between a medieval poleaxe and a military pick.* ''Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo'' has some Scottish mercenaries deciding that ogling the wife of Tom Simpson is a bad idea for many reasons including the fact that Tom is a very big, muscular man (he was a college football linebacker who was just short of making it in the NFL). When one of them asks Tom out of curiosity what his weapons of choice would be in a duel, he responds with "ten pound sledgehammers".* Khynan Rhys Gower, of ''Literature/TimeScout'', prefers a war maul for a close quarters weapon. He'll substitute a croquet mallet if he has to.* ''[[Literature/TenSixtySixAndAllThat 1066 and All That]]'' has an illustration showing Edward I, "Malleus Scotorum" (Hammer of the Scots), raising a hammer over a Scotsman's head.* Novak, the [[AntiHero anti-hero]] of the zombie noir ''Literature/UndeadOnArrival'', uses a small sledgehammer in his offhand. Additionally, other fighting men are described as carrying "guns and hammers." Makes sense, as after a [[ZombieApocalypse zombie apocalypse]], you take what you can find and there are hammers everywhere.* Grayson Khnum in ''Literature/VoidForge'' uses a sledgehammer in the first half of the book, and later upgrades to dualwielding it with a warhammer.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live Action TV]]* Several ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' characters and mecha have hammers as personal weapons, on the good and bad sides of things. Heroes include ''Series/DaiSentaiGoggleFive'' 's Goggle Yellow, ''Series/KousokuSentaiTurboranger'' 's Black Turbo, ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' 's Hurricane Yellow / ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' 's Dustin, ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' 's Bouken Black / ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' 's Will, and ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' 's Kyoryu Cyan. Mecha include ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'' 's Dyna Robo, Hurricanger's Senpuujin and Kyoryuger's Kyoryujin, all of which have hammers as secondary weapons. * ''Series/KamenRiderKiva'' has [[MightyGlacier Dogga Form]], empowered by BattleButler [[FrankensteinsMonster Dogga/Riki]] and wielding a gigantic fist-shaped hammer as well as [[ShockAndAwe lightning attacks]] for finishers.** In a comedic sequence later in the series, Riki pulls out a cartoonish mallet (complete with "100t" on the side) during an attempt to assassinate [[spoiler:Otoya]]. He hesitates because the victim is a good friend, and when the latter notices, Riki claims "I saw a mosquito" and runs off into the background trying to "swat" it.** ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' has the Hammer Switch, which makes a rather small hammer on his left hand. Still effective, however.** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has Kamen Rider Gridon and his Donkachi warhammer, which is the size of a standard warhammer. Adding to Gridon's general JokeCharacter status, it produces a cartoony *PKONG!* sound on impact.** ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' has the [[SwissArmyWeapon Gan Gun Saber]], which can become a hammer when it combines with the Spider Lantern; though he can use it whenever he wishes, it tends to be used as the WeaponOfChoice for [[UsefulNotes/MusashiboBenkei Benkei]] Soul.** ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' has the Gashacon Breaker, which can swap between mallet and sword modes; since he's themed after {{Platform Game}}s, it's almost certainly an {{Homage}} to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]].* A standard way of interrupting sketches on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' was smashing characters with a giant hammer.* Creator/TheUmbilicalBrothers have an act that involves a few hammers hitting a koala puppet (the show this appeared on used the trio of puppets as pseudo-mascots and the koala (as he mentions during the act) was always on the receiving end of some rather brutal actions by the other two who were known - aptly - as the Threatening Bears): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azwjs931nmM* As Sheriff Sam Cade in one of the episodes of his 1971-1972 modern western TV series, ''[[Series/CadesCounty Cade's County]]'', Glen Ford had to do battle with a recalcitrant miner in front of a hostile group in a miners' bar with both of them using the supposed miner's weapon of choice, a pick hammer.* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', season five. The magical troll hammer that even Spike has trouble lifting. Buffy can swing it like a ten pound maul. [[spoiler: And does so, repeatedly, on Glory in the finale]]. Also, at the start of season 2, [[spoiler: vampires have exhumed The Master's skeleton as part of a ritual that involves messing with Buffy's mind]], a sledgehammer that was wielded by one of the vampires she slew presents a perfect opportunity for her to work out her remaining issues while making him DeaderThanDead.** [[spoiler: Not quite! In the comic it's shown that he's actually been alive again for quite a while.]]* A brightly-colored hammer is the weapon of ''Series/ElChapulinColorado''. He calls it "Chipote Chillón" (Squeaky Mallet).* ''Series/{{Dexter}}''[='s=] fourth season features the Trinity Killer, who finishes out a cycle of ritual murders by bludgeoning a father to death with [[{{Gorn}} the claw end of a framing hammer]].* ''Series/TopGear'': While he has never used it in battle, per se, Jeremy Clarkson's tool of choice during a challenge is, has been, and always will be a hammer.* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Robert Baratheon is mentioned as having wielded a warhammer in battle. This trait seems to have passed on to Gendry, his illegitimate son, who likewise wields a ''blacksmith's'' hammer to crack the skulls of some Goldcloaks. As of Season 7, he wields a warhammer eerily resembling his father's, with no small skill. [[spoiler: Shame he loses it after one episode.]] ** Jon Snow wields a blacksmith's hammer in desperation when his sword Longclaw is knocked away during the Battle of Castle Black.* In ''[[Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand Spartacus: War of the Damned]]'', Lugo favors a large war hammer. * Making a warhammer is one episode's final challenge in ''Series/ForgedInFire''.* Wilson Fisk in ''Series/Daredevil2015'' killed his abusive father by striking him repeatedly over the back of the head with a hammer. * One of the {{Whammy}} animations from ''Series/PressYourLuck'' had the Whammy decked out like Boy George and TemptingFate by singing "Who would ever hurt a Whammy?" Then halfway through the next line [[TakeThat a giant toolbox hammer would pound him through the]] FourthWall.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Music]]* [[Music/MCHammer Stop! Hammer time!]] Alright, with the exception of the singer, there are no actual hammers in the song. Let's just get the joke out of the way.* Steamhammer Sam, who'd have guessed you'd be an unhappy man?* Maxwell Edison (majoring in Medicine) in Music/TheBeatles' "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad''. He wields a silver hammer that goes "bang bang" and then "clang clang" when it comes down upon his victim's head. It makes sure that s/he is dead.* Parodying the old folk tale of John Henry is Music/TheArrogantWorms FilkSong “Steel-Drivin' Man” about Mike [=McCormick=], a feckless layabout who for some reason takes John Henry's place in the tale, [[spoiler:only to get crushed by a falling meteor in the middle of losing badly to the spike-driving machine]].* “If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the evening…”** The Italian version "Datemi un martello" [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning in particular has]] [[AxCrazy the narrator specifically requesting a hammer to smash the heads of people]] (plus the telephone in which her mom will request the girl to get home).* You can't drop the hammer without mentioning the mighty Music/HammerFall. The band name, songs like “Hammer of Justice,” “Let The Hammer Fall,” “Reign of the Hammer,” “Raise the Hammer,” and “Bring the Hammer Down” (Slam it down to the ground). Suffice to say, the guys love hammers.* [[{{Music/AndOne}} And One's]] "Metalhammer"* [[Music/{{Queen}} We're just waiting for the hammer to fall.]]* "Hail to the Hammer" and "Hold the Heathen Hammer High" by Tyr.** The Hammer of Thor too, and probably a few other songs. Heri has said "we have a lot of songs about hammers."* Music/{{Finntroll}}: "Trollhammaren!" about a [[AllTrollsAreDifferent troll]] killing Christians with his mighty hammer.* Music/CannibalCorpse's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhN6lT-y5U "Hammer Smashed Face"]].* [[Music/{{deadmau5}} Last thing you'll hear is]] [[Music/CypressHill the blast when the hammer drops.]]* From Music/{{Gloryhammer}}:** The first album, ''Tales From The Kingdom Of Fife'' had 'The Hammer of Glory'** The second album, ''Space 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards'' has The Astral Hammer, luckily hidden on Earth by the Starlords, and then found and wielded by Angus [=McFife=] XIII[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mythology]]* OlderThanPrint: The thunder god Thor and his hammer {{Mjolnir}} from Myth/NorseMythology.* The “Steel-drivin' Man John Henry, who faces off against a steam drill using nothing but a hammer.* The legend of John Henry may or may not have been inspired by legends passed down from former slaves about Makoma, a West African mythic hero who used an iron sledgehammer to fight giant monsters. Probably best known in the Northern hemisphere for his legend being adapted as a ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' comic.* The Finnish sky-god, Ukko, wielded a hammer called "Ukonvasara".[[/folder]]

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]* Wrestling/TripleH's foreign object of choice is a sledgehammer, although he usually ''thrusts'' it at his opponent/beatdown target, as an overhand swing [[{{Kayfabe}} is too dangerous]].** Key word being "usually". When Wrestling/RandyOrton made the mistake of punting not just [[OhCrap Vince McMahon]] (which would be bad enough for Orton if he hadn't won the Royal Rumble a few days later and locked in a ''[=WrestleMania=]'' title shot) but Trips' wife Wrestling/{{Stephanie McMahon}} as well (and defeating Shane in a match the previous night), he went on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge with one the next week which The Legacy narrowly escaped without major injury.** An even earlier example of Triple H using not only an overhand but an ''overhead'' swing is against Wrestling/VinceMcMahon at ''Unforgiven '06''. [[Wrestling/{{DGenerationX}} DX]] has just been through a Hell in a Cell match versus Vince, Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon, and Wrestling/TheBigShow. After leaving Shane and Show bloodied and lying prone on the mat, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Hunter turn their attention to Vince. Hunter raises the hammer over his head and brings it down so hard on Vince's back that it ''cracks in two''. Whether or not that was [[{{Kayfabe}} meant to happen]], the "HOLY SHIT" look on Hunter's face is priceless.** Shawn used Hunter's sledgehammer in tribute the night after New Year's Revolution '07. Hunter had just torn his ''other'' quad, and Shawn was wrestling Rated RKO in retaliation. Shawn beat Wrestling/{{Edge}} and Orton, rolled out of the ring, [[HeroicBSOD found Hunter's sledgehammer and stared at it for a good three minutes]], then beat them some more. The lesson? Don't fuck with the man with a sledgehammer, and if you do? [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge His best friend will kill you.]]* Estonian Thunder Frog's Hammer Of Peace, which is his by virtue of no one else in Wrestling/{{Chikara}} being able to successfully wield it. When it strikes the ring, wrestlers are repelled from it.[[/folder]]

[[folder: Roleplay]]* ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'': Several in the second game. Terra Firma is an enormous hammer with a head over 20 feet in width.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Hammers and maces tend to be less effective than swords and axes, but they are still often used for a variety of reasons. ** Clerics in First and Second Editions have a restriction to only use blunt weapons, based on the apocryphal story that Crusades-era holy men used blunt weapons on the battlefield to get around a restriction against drawing blood. ** In Third Edition, clerics are no longer limited to blunt weapons, but warhammers and maces are some of the best weapons available to them as a default. In particular, the Minotaur Greathammer is one of the few weapons considered worth spending a feat for proficiency on.** There are certain types of enemies that take greatly reduced damage when not struck by a particular type of weapon. One of these (usually possessed by skeletons) is bludgeoning damage, so prepared adventurers will bring a mace or hammer along just in case.** In Fourth Edition, any Dwarf can use the warhammer and throwing hammer regardless of class. Getting up close and personal with a Dwarven wizard or warlock may not be as good an idea as originally thought.** In Fourth Edition, the two-handed Mordenkrad is a superior weapon and has the Brutal 1 trait, allowing users to reroll 1s on damage dice until a 2 or more is reached.* [[TabletopGame/IronKingdoms Warmachine]] occasionally involves [[HumongousMecha giant]] [[{{steampunk}} steam and]] [[{{magitek}} magic]] powered robots with even bigger hammers. The aptly named Hammersmith even dual wields them.* Creator/GamesWorkshop games:** There's a reason it's called ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', you know. The titular weapon is named ''Ghal Maraz'' (Dwarf for "skull-splitter") and was wielded by Sigmar Heldenhammer, the Empire's founder-turned-god with a hammer for a holy symbol. Stat-wise it's one of the nastiest weapons in the game. The Dwarfs additionally favor hammers as much as they do axes. Incidentally, Heldenhammer is German for "Hero-hammer," which was ''Warhammer'''s nickname during the character-centric 4th and 5th Editions.** Priests of Sigmar carry large warhammers as a combination of weapon and holy symbol. They also tend to wear heavy armor in keeping with Sigmar's role as a warrior god.** ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''*** Thunder Hammers, though cumbersome, are wrapped in an energy field that delivers an electro-sonic shockwave with every impact, stunning anything hardy enough to survive a blow from them. The [[TabletopGame/{{Inquisitor}} Inquisition's]] Ordo Malleus ("order of the hammer") makes use of [[HolyHandGrenade consecrated]] variants when they go out DemonSlaying. Among the most famous examples is [[TheJuggernaut Captain Lysander's]] [[AncestralWeapon Fist of Dorn]], finely crafted and passed down through the mightiest of Imperial Fists commanders.*** The Salamanders chapter of Space Marines are known to prefer Thunder Hammers along with flamers and melta weapons, as it helps to reinforce forging and smithing motifs.*** Clan Raukaan of the Iron Hands possess the Mindforger, which works similarly to a Force Thunder Hammer although it's not really one. *** The Black Knights of the Dark Angels’ Ravenwing wield heavy, spiked hammers known as corvus hammers. These brutal weapons were designed in imitation of the monster-slaying weapons of knights of pre-Imperial Caliban, and are capable of smashing bone and crushing heads with a single swing.*** [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orks]] being [[CrazyAwesome Orks]], their Tankbustas' "tankhammers" are nothing more than rockets on long sticks they bludgeon enemy armor with. Given their [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy ranged accuracy]], this is a more reliable way for them to get tank kills.*** In the ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' novels, Eidolon of the Emperor's children wields a big-ass hammer.*** Speaking of the Emperor's Children, their primarch Fulgrim created one named Forgebreaker, which was used by three primarchs.* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', naturally, not only has hammers, but ''[[{{BFS}} big fucking hammers]]'' made of one of the five magical materials. These are called Goremauls. The Abyssal signature character Falling Tears Poet is often seen carrying one that could probably fell an elephant in one blow. The Grand Goremaul is even bigger than the average Goremaul and could be used to smash out the front door and back door of your house in one blow.* ''TabletopGame/{{Fudge}}'' suggests allowing heavy metal blunt weapons like hammers and maces to ignore half of armor's damage resistance, making them better than sharp weapons when dealing with people in heavy armor. Like almost everything in ''Fudge'', this is provided as more of an idea for [[GameMaster GMs]] to use if they like than a hard-and-fast rule, but it's there.* In ''TabletopGame/{{Cyberpunk}}: 2020'', there was a ''rocket sledgehammer''... with a two use solid fuel rocket in the head, you start it swinging to aim and press the button on the handle, then hang on.* ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' featured one tribe, the Get of Fenris, who were descended from Nordic stock, and conflated Norse mythology with the Garou's animistic view of the world. Artifacts of the tribe included the Jarlhammers, seven unique and immensely powerful "fetishes" (imbued items or weapons). There were also non-unique "Lesser Jarlhammers".* In the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' gamebooks and the [=RPG=]s based off them, monsters like Stone Golems and Crystal Warriors cannot be harmed by edged weapons and must be destroyed with maces or warhammers.* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'': Ultratech has rocket boosted warhammers that increase the force of impact.* There are a few hammer artifacts in ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''. One from the Mirrodin set has the unusual distinction of killing both the wielder and the target.* TableTopGame/{{Rolemaster}} averts the 'big block of steel on a stick' style of War Hammer, depicting it as a quite realistic long-handled weapon with a smallish hammer head and a back spike (The Standard System edition even includes a picture). It also included a similar War Mattock, which is a two-handed weapon, as opposed to the one-handed War Hammer.* ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'' has the villain, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Hexenhammer.]] His preferred weapon, also called the Hexenhammer, is designed to shut down or seriously weaken the abilities of any magical character who gets hit with it. (Considering that the name is rather obviously inspired by the ''Literature/MalleusMaleficarum'', this shouldn't come as a big surprise.)* In ''TabletopGame/SeventhSea'', the Eisen UltimateBlacksmith clan, the Nibelungen, have a fighting school dedicated to using their huge blacksmith hammer.* Martian War Priests in ''TabletopGame/RocketAge'' use Hamaxes, hybrid [[AnAxeToGrind axe]] hammers, which can do tremendous damage to people wearing armour when the hammer side is used.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Toys]]* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'':** A web serial includes a good AlternateUniverse version of Makuta, the BigBad, who carries a warhammer. He then brutally [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructs]] the non-violent, non-lethal connotations of this trope by [[JustForPun brutally deconstructing]] evil alternate versions of Takanuva.--->'''Mazeka''': Where's the third one?--->'''Makuta''': There. And there. And some over there.** Onua has this as his main tool in the 2015 relaunch of the line. [[BifurcatedWeapon It can split into shovels that go over his hands.]][[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]* In ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'':** You can use a blacksmith's hammer as a weapon if you get one.** The player is able to obtain Smough's Hammer, a gigantic hammer wielded by one of the bosses in Anor Londo. The head of the hammer alone is large enough to fit a full-grown man inside.** Another hammer that can be obtained is Grant, a huge hammer wielded by Paladin Leeroy, it's less of a hammer though and more of a huge chunk of stone on the end of a stick. ** The Gyrm Great Hammer from the second game is a bit of an oddball, as it's technically an ''anvil'' on the end of a stick.** The third game's DLC has Ledo's Great Hammer, which ranks as the second heaviest weapon in the entire franchise. (The first place spot goes to the Smelter Hammer in the second game, which [[NonindicativeName despite its name]] is actually a club.)* ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' gets in on the fun:** The Kirkhammer, a hammer made from what appears to be an old tombstone with a face the size of the player characters ''torso'' and featuring a handle that can split off to become a longsword.** ''The Old Hunters'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]] adds the [[AwesomeMcCoolName Boom Hammer]], which you can ''light on fire''.* The Earth Golemn in ''VideoGame/DIstortedTravesty 3'' brings one of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRG7OsR8iuc these to bear.]]* In ''VideoGame/MedievalIITotalWar'', Venetian Heavy Infantry wear plate armor, use warhammers, and carry shields. Just to be realistic, they have quite a bonus against highly-armored enemies.* The ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series gives us the Hammer Brothers, and Mario himself sometimes uses the hammer as a callback to his ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' days. The Hammer has become Mario's WeaponOfChoice in the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG various]] ''[[VideoGame/PaperMario Mario]]'' [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi RPGs]].** In ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew'', Mario's (and Luigi's) ordinary hammer was good against walls but not enemies, but the secret Golden Hammer could stun enemies and demolish any wall in a single hit.** In the original ''VideoGame/{{Super Mario Bros|1}}''., [[BigBad Bowser]] had the ability to throw hammers at Mario/Luigi in a similar fashion to the Hammer Bros.** The VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi games have Bowser's Memory ML (In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'') who throw hammers as a reference to the first ''VideoGame/{{Super Mario Bros|1}}''. game, and the giant boss Earthwake in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam''. The latter is slightly different though in that the boss itself becomes a gigantic (aka tower block sized) hammer to attack an equally giant version of Luigi, who has to use his own hammer to block the flying one coming swinging towards him.* ''Franchise/MortalKombat''** Shao Kahn uses a big hammer to knock foes into next week.** Although Raiden usually used a staff for a weapon, in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' he used a hammer, then left it on top of a tower the size of the Empire State Building, where anyone who wants to can use it.** Noob Saibot uses a Troll Hammer in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon''.** Leatherface, for his guest appearance in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', utilizes not only a chainsaw, but also a meat hammer.* ''VideoGame/SilentHill1'' features a huge emergency hammer that's the best melee weapon. It resembles a medieval war hammer, and Harry sensibly uses the huge, pointy spiked peen for massive damage instead of the flat side.* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' ** [[GenkiGirl Amy Rose]] has the Piko Piko Hammer as her signature weapon.** Tails actually used one as a EmergencyWeapon in his [[ADayInTheLimelight starring role]] ''VideoGame/TailsAdventure''.** In ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance3'' any playable character can wield their own Piko Piko Hammer if Amy is [[PlatformingPocketPal teamed with them]]. So [[TheAce Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[WarriorMonk Knuckles]], and even [[TokenMiniMoe Cream]] can run around hitting [[MechaMooks robots]] with a hammer if the player wishes.** The Blue Wispon in ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' is a hammer that turns enemies into cubes, and subsequently turns cubes into rings.* The Pow Hammer moves from the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''.** And variants, like [[GameBreaker Toss Hammer]], which poisons instead of stuns, the Pow Pow Hammer, which drops a ''giant'' hammer from the sky that stuns every enemy in a pretty big radius (or is a bunch of Pow Hammers in [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Colette's]] case), and Hammer Rain, which does ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. There's also Anise's Miracle Hammer from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''.** And a couple of [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Presea's]] weapons (the ones that aren't axes).** Several of [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Karol's]] weapons qualify as well.** [[VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia Will]] also uses hammers as his main weapons, though being a mage, he seldom uses them for direct attacks.** Poisson in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' takes the hammer usage to an extreme, wielding one as a weapon and utilizing Pow Hammer, Pow Pow Hammer, Pow Rain, and their status inflicting variations.** Hammers are one of the three weapons that Ludger (the protagonist of ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'') can use. They're rather small compared to the ones utilized earlier in the series, but he's able to swing them a lot faster as a result.* TheOjou Elissa uses one in ''VideoGame/TearsToTiara2''.* Multiple hammers are lumped into the axe weapon class in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series.** VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}} lets the Eryngya and Gargoyle monsters magichange into hammers, and these hammers will be ''very'' large if a giant monster transforms into one.* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' gave the frail-looking little dancer girl the big-ass hammer, and she did fall over after swinging it in one of her attack animations.* A hammer is a recurring weapon in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games:** There the hammer in ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', though this was only used to break rocks blocking your path.** The Magic Hammer in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''.** The Megaton Hammer in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' (also appears in ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur II'').** The Skull Hammer in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. This, particularly, is used by CuteBruiser Link.** A magic hammer in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass''. While much smaller than the Skull Hammer, it's still impressive considering it's wielded by [[NinjaButterfly a tiny fairy]]… Especially for {{Charged Attack}}s.** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' features various types of hammers. The common Sledgehammer can often be found in Shrines and near mines, while the Gorons have modified several greatswords into functional hammers. These weapons are useful for hitting objects under Stasis, breaking apart mineral nodes, and damaging the rock-based Pebbits and Taluses.* In ''VideoGame/{{Angband}}'', priests were discouraged to use cutting or piercing weapons (the Church disapproves of shedding blood, it said). So, naturally, they had to use different blunt weapons. Hammers were not at the end of the list. Plus, there's [[EvilOverlord Morgoth's]] hammer Grond, which collapses walls around it when swung.* ''VideoGame/HammerinHarry'' featured a construction worker with a wooden hammer bigger than his head. There was a power up that made it even bigger than his body.* In ''Castle Strike'', the [[BadassGrandpa old king]] from the first mission arc wielded a hammer in battle--> "where I strike, the graaasss neeevehr groows again!"* ''VideoGame/EverQuest'''s clerics have an animated hammer as pet.* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series have Mario's black hammer from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'', and ''Brawl'' added a Golden Hammer from ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew''. A character's size has absolutely no effect on whether they can wield the hammers, meaning a Super/Poison Mushroom can result in the user wielding a comically under/oversized hammer.** The ''[[VideoGame/IceClimber Ice Climbers]]'' both wield mallets to break ice (and the heads of their foes in ''Smash Bros'').** Mr. Game and Watch uses them for his downward smash attack and Judge special. In the case of the former, it actually knocks foes farther if the hammer hits ''near'' them as opposed to hitting them directly, though a direct hit launches foes at a low angle that can be difficult to recover from.** Kirby and King Dedede both have large hammers as weapons; for Kirby it's one of many, while for Dedede it's his main method of attack.* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'':** One of Kirby's [[PowerUp Copy Abilities]] lets him wield a hammer as a weapon. It's one of the rarer abilities, most often obtained from the gorilla MiniBoss Bonkers and what it lacks in range it [[HomeRunHitter more than]] makes up for in power (So much so that it is widely considered to be the [[GameBreaker best ability]] in Super Star/Ultra against bosses). The hammer returns as his Side-B special in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series.** In ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland,'' Kirby's can obtain upgraded versions of certain Copy Abilities called [[SuperMode Super Abilities]], that let him rampage through the level for a limited amount of time. '''[[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111014192321/kirby/en/images/0/09/Hammer_Kirby.png Grand Hammer]]''' is an upgraded version of the Hammer ability with Kirby wielding a gold-colored hammer that is [[UpToEleven much bigger than Kirby himself]].** King Dedede uses a hammer as his signature weapon in the games.** Interestingly, [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid the Colonel]] notes that despite looking like a big wooden mallet, Dedede's hammer is an incredibly advanced and powerful weapon that Dedede is very good at using.** Dedede gets another hammer [[MixAndMatchWeapon with an attached flamethrower, missile launcher, and rocket engine]] during ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra''.* The paladins {{Dual Wield|ing}} a war hammer and a lance in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} II''. They switch to just humongous sledgehammers in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III''. In the latter case, their [[TheBigGuy twenty-inch biceps]] are justified, seeing as how the hammers' heads are the size of small ovens.** The Griffin Riders from ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} II'' and III who have an infinite supply of giant hammers to throw at the enemy. For bonus points their quotes reveal that the "warhammers" cost "40k".** The Doomhammer, WeaponOfChoice for Thrall, Warchief of the Horde.** Thrall's predecessor, Orgrim Doomhammer, whose family has wielded the Doomhammer for generations.** In ''Legion'', the Shaman Artifact Quest [[spoiler:you gain the Doomhammer.]]** In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'''s end game, one-handed maces (the weapon class which includes hammers) are often designed for healers, playing off the old equation of maces with priests.** ''Rogues'' can use maces, albeit one-handed maces. But then again, the icon for the technique Sap is a blunt weapon, so they're probably used to incapacitate enemies.** And in regards to the ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III'' reference above: There are plenty of paladins (and shamans, and druids, and some warriors and death knights) who ''still'' use maces. Before some of the later ''Burning Crusade'' raids went live, [[http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28800 this]] was considered one of the best weapons in the game for retribution paladins. (Do a Google Images search for "Vindicator Maraad.")** [[KillItWithFire BY FIRE BE PURGED!]] All this talk of Hammers in World Of Warcraft and no mention of Ragnaros, the Firelord's Sulfuras!? Well, I guess it's [[BlatantLies not]] [[http://www.criticalgamers.com/archives/pictures/RagnarosSmash.jpg Big enough.]]** The Paladin class has a lot of "Hammer of" attacks, a lot of which have graphics of hammers.** The quest [[http://www.wowpedia.org/Quest:Thieving_Little_Pluckers "Thieving Little Pluckers"]] has you dealing with pygmy thieves in a certain way.--->'''Nomarch Teneth''': Take this mallet, crafted by the titans, blessed by the sun-kings and who-knows-what-else and smash the runts!* ''VideoGame/DiabloII''. Mace-class weapons include Warhammers, Mauls, and Great Mauls, plus their Exceptional and Elite versions. 50% more damage to undead, too.** And there's also the Paladin's Blessed Hammer skill.* The ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series has the Hammer as a Axe-type weapon, which is effective against armored enemies such as Knights and their promotion classes. Using a hammer in the fight with the [[spoiler: [[ImplacableMan Black Knight]]]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is [[OutsideTheBoxTactic an easy way to win the fight.]]** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity +1 Axe]] Aurgelmir is a big-ass hammer. You get it in a chest late in ''Revelation'', while in ''Conquest'' it can be pried out of Hans' cold dead hands.* In the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series, [[TheBrute Brute]] [[BossInMooksClothing Chieftains]] wield Gravity Hammers, as a direct contrast to the sword-wielding Elite Zealots. Like Plasma Swords, Gravity Hammers are based off of ceremonial weapons and can typically kill in one hit. Tartarus as Chieftain of the entire Brute race wields an especially powerful hammer in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 2}}''. Starting in ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', they can be picked up and wielded by the player. ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' even has a REQ variant hammer that launches a forward-moving explosive wave with each swing.* Keeping with its “game that took [=RPGs=] out of the dungeon” motif, the most powerful melee weapon in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' is the sledgehammer (and the super sledge, a pneumatic version.)* ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'' has a variety of hammers and maces available. They had the special effect of dealing Fatigue damage, which meant that they could knock enemies unconscious and effectively drained {{Mana}} from mages. They can also be used to open locked doors and chests [[BreakableWeapons without being damaged]].* The Barbarian Hammer from ''VideoGame/GodOfWarII''.* In the ''VideoGame/SummonNight Swordcraft Story'' series, the smith's hammer is the ''weakest'' weapon possible - it's the weapon you're forced to use before you forge any real weapons and if all your proper weapons break, and being reduced to it in a duel is a loss.* Shows up in other ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur'' games, generally in Astaroth's hands as the Great Maul. Decidedly ''not'' a [[CherryTapping joke weapon]].** Also shows up in Rock's [[MightyGlacier big, slow, worthless hands]].* Zappa the smith can swing one in ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''. Getting a certain hammer is also required to craft any character's InfinityPlusOneSword or armour.* A Magic Hammer shows up in the ''VideoGame/PowerStone'' fighting games; it greatly resembles a squeaky mallet, though?* Just like every other kind of weapon in the game, some warhammers in ''{{Rune}}'' were absurdly, ridiculously huge.* Hammers seem to be the war weapon ''[[WeaponOfChoice de rigueur]]'' in ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''-- both the good guys and the [[AlienInvasion evil army]] use them. Some of them are [[WeaponOfChoice part axe]] as well, and some even shoot ''[[FamilyFriendlyFirearms lasers]]''.* Yangus uses hammers as one of his favored weapon sets in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII''.* The Order of the Hammer (colloquially known as "Hammerites"), the main religion in ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'', uses the hammer as both their holy symbol, and their weapon of choice.--> [[ShoutOut "Hadst I a hammer, wouldst I hammer in the morning. Wouldst I hammer in the evening, all over this land."]]* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' has had hammers and mauls in some of their games, but ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' gives them to [[TheMedic White Mages]] and cranks it all the way up to... well, you know. [[LimitBreak Hexa Strike]] + well-geared WHM = a tiny pile of powder that was once a [[DemBones skeleton]].* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud2'' features various warhammers as the main character's WeaponOfChoice.* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''** The [[LegendaryWeapon legendary hammer]] Volendrung, known as the "Hammer of Might", has appeared throughout the series. It was originally crafted by the [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwemer]] and later became associated with Malacath, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of Pariahs. In addition to dealing considerable damage, it has variously been enchanted to paralyze those it strikes as well as drain their strength and stamina. According to lore, a Dwemer chieftain once threw Volendrung ''across Tamriel'', vowing to settle wherever it landed, leading to the establishment of Volenfell as the westernmost outpost of the Dwemer. After the [[RiddleForTheAges entire Dwemer race disappeared]] during the Battle of Red Mountain, the area was eventually resettled by the [[ScaryBlackMan Redguards]], who renamed it Hammerfell. If seen carrying Volendrung in ''Skyrim'' by a guard:---> '''Guards''': What do you intend to do with that hammer, friend? Knock down a ''house?!''** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'':*** Warhammers are large, two-handed blunt weapons. They range from rather small and wimpy (the ones made of chitin), to medium (the [[ShoutOut B&hammer]]), to the high-end the [[FantasyMetals Daedric]] and the [[ReligionOfEvil Sixth House]] Bell Hammers.*** In the ''Tribunal'' expansion, the Museum of Mournhold has Stendarr's Hammer. Stendarr is the Aedric Divine God of Mercy and Justice. The hammer is [[AwesomeButImpractical amazingly powerful but also amazingly heavy]], making it impractical for the player to wield. (Even if you buff your strength enough to pick it up, it breaks after one strike.)** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'':*** The models almost universally follow the historical hammer design, with a spike on one end and a short, narrow blunt head on the other. Some hammers vary in design; for example, the iron, orcish, and daedric versions' blunt ends feature small spikes on the hammerhead, presumably to help punch through armor. The dwarven warhammer is blunt on both ends. The elven warhammer's blunt end is hooked slightly, resembling a hawk's beak (all the elven gear has a bird motif to it) and looks like it could be used to hook and pull. And Volendrung just looks like anything you hit with it is just going to have the worst day ''ever''.*** Skyrim's maces and warhammers also cover the effectiveness of blunt weapons against armour via perks in the one and two-handed skill trees, each perk giving them increasing ability to ignore enemy armour value.*** The ''Dawnguard'' DLC adds dragonbone weapons, including the Dragonbone Warhammer which is a dragon's femur attached to an ebony handle.* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'':** The War Mace powerset didn't necessarily use a hammer, but several of the custom skins for the weapon were this (along with [[ImprobableWeaponUser a shovel]]). The Stone Melee powerset also included two powers, Stone Mallet and Heavy Mallet, which involve a big two-handed hammer formed out of stone.** Customization options for the Titan Weapons powerset, though mostly swords and axes, had a few hammers as well (most notably the Fusion Hammer). The damage type remained half-slashing, half-smashing regardless of weapon skin, however.* [[VideoGame/MystIIIExile Saavedro's hammer.]] Ask any ''Myst'' fan worth their salt, and they'll tell you that while dear old Saavy's hammer might not be the [[{{BFS}} biggest]] or most badass, it can still inspire some serious skull-smashing terror.* Vulcan's Hammer is a staple weapon of the later ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' games, and is an excellent weapon for the early-to-middle parts of the games, though it tends to be outclassed later on. Lesser hammers and maces are also present but generally unexceptional.* In the ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'' series of games your character can wield progressively more awesome hammers as they go up in level. There's the Hero of Strength, [[spoiler:Hammer]] who uses a massive hammer from a statue as a primary weapon.** The third game in the series reduces the different types of weapons you can use in melee to swords and... well take an educated guess.* In the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series, hammers are a whole class of weapons. They are ''huge'', with the head of the hammer often being as big as or even bigger than the character's torso. [[GlassCannon They have the greatest damage potential of all weapons, and have decent speed, but you cannot guard with them]].* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'':** The base game features the ''+3 Hammer of Thunderbolts'', which requires peak human strength to wield. As if that wasn't bad enough for whoever's on the receiving end, with a scroll, Gauntlets of Ogre Power, and one of the Giant Strength belts, you could turn it into ''Crom Faeyr'', an [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One Hammer]].** The expansion pack adds the Runehammer. It comes with some nifty abilities, namely dealing double damage to undead and having a chance of instantly killing them with each strike, making you immune to level drain and fear, and having the ability to give you [[SuperStrength 22 Strength]] and/or cast Mass Cure once per day for a short time.* The only non-blade weapon in ''VideoGame/BushidoBlade'' is the hammer, an almost polearm-length weapon which is slow, but can rapidly crush through your opponent's guard with repeated strikes. Oddly enough, the best character to give it to is the speedy-but-weak Tatsumi, as his speed overcomes his low strength to allow fairly rapid strikes.* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' features several varieties of mace and war hammer, which trade a reduced OneHitKill probability compared to slashing or piercing weapons for a better chance of causing knock-back; high-level mace- or hammerdwarves can launch enemies into nearby walls with enough force to reduce them to LudicrousGibs.** In addition, a noble/vigilante called the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hammerer]] shows up once your fort hits a certain population, and starts dispensing his own brand of justice if your guards aren't doing their jobs. As the Hammerer has no use for sissy notions like "restraint," this tends to result in dead dwarves; once the Hammerer arrives, you're better off making that prison and assigning guards if you've previously been putting both things off (since the penalty for unpunished crimes was mostly limited to unhappy thoughts in a few useless nobles, and that could be countered with enough bling).** In the current version, blunt weapons in general but war hammer especially are also (as in real life) the best weapons against heavily armored foes, being able to deal nearly as much damaged to [[{{Unobtainium}} adamantine]] armored foes as ones with silver armor (the worst kind). Additionally, the effectiveness of such blunt weapons is largely determined by weight, so a "silver hammer" is quite an effective weapon, and an artifact weapon made of gold or lead is utterly terrifying. (While, ironically, adamantine is so light, a hammer made of the substance is useless. Unless you can see to it that your Hammerer starts wielding it..)* Although he isn't in your party for very long, Cid Polledina wields hammers in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''.** You can use hammers in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' too and they make a cool booming sound.** The number of characters that are likely to wield hammers at some point of the game are greatly increased in the sequel, including his apprentice Luca, the ninja Gekkou and possibly even [[spoiler: Golbez]].* The protagonist of the aptly named, but sadly canceled, ''Project H.A.M.M.E.R.''* The weapon of choice for [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Shiki's]] father Nanaya Kiri according to one of the Kagetsu Tohya side stories. He knows it's not really an assassin's weapon, but he likes it. Plus, he's such a [[BadassNormal badass]] that it doesn't really matter what he fights with.* Innumerable games make reference to Thor's Mjölnir - like ''VideoGame/NetHack'', where it also strikes with lightning bolts and is probably the best Neutral weapon in the game (and is certainly so for Priests, who are restricted in all bladed weapons).* The Thumper from ''VideoGame/{{MDK}}'' – a HyperspaceMallet the size of an outhouse, used by Kurt (the protagonist) to smash all enemies that get too close.* Nikki's hammer from ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis'' looked normal enough, until the head pops off, revealing a chain that somehow turns it into a dual EpicFlail. ImpossiblyCoolWeapon indeed.* The [[LaResistance Red Faction]] in ''RedFaction Guerrilla'' has the standard-issue colonial sledgehammer on their flag, and for good reason; it's an effective and useful weapon that never runs out of ammo, and with the extra strength from the low gravity, a man can kill someone or bust through concrete in a single good smash. There's even an achievement for smashing a hundred EDF soldiers in the campaign with it, upgraded versions you can buy, and in multiplayer it ends up [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer useful in all game times.]]** Low gravity reduces weight, not mass... Nevertheless one could kill someone or bust through concrete with a single hit, just like on earth.** It is [[HandWave mentioned that this a technologically advanced hammer]], which lets it rip through a concrete wall and the guy standing behind it.* The Hammerfist power in ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'', which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. With it Alex can flatten ''tanks''. Topped only by the Blade power, which lets him ''chop up tanks''.** Best used when combined with the elbow drop, which lets you Drop The Hammer ''from the top of the Empire State building.''* This is one of the weapon types in ''VideoGame/AvalonCode''. Its charge ability is to spin round and round and then throw it -- while holding onto it -- ''which somehow allows the wielder to fly''. Coincidentally or not, this was the original explanation for how Thor from Marvel could fly -- you know, back when the writers were insane.* Bouphua from the ''Hamumu'' games uses a hammer most of the time. In one of the games, his hammers had special powers, like shooting superheated steam, zapping bolts of green electric homing bolts, and projecting energy shields, among others.* The first weapon you get in ''VideoGame/AlphaPrime'' is a small hammer. Each hit is fairly weak, but you can swing it ''[[GoodBadBug as fast as you can click]]''.* Fuuto, TheBigGuy of the team in ''VideoGame/MiniNinjas'' wields one as his WeaponOfChoice. How he came to use it is the focus of the mini-movie detailing his backstory.* Mauls can be used by Two-Handed Warriors in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', (alongside massive axes and the old-fashioned {{BFS}}). They're good for taking on opponents in heavy armor like golems.* The ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' Reckoning DLC includes the Krogan Warlord, a multiplayer character with a [[GravityMaster biotic]] hammer. * In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', the Pyro eventually received a sledgehammer called the Homewrecker, which does extra damage to buildings but isn't as effective against enemies as the axe. It wasn't too popular, as Sentry Guns (the buildings you're in the biggest hurry to destroy) push you back while shooting at you, until the ability to take out sappers on friendly buildings was added. An automechanic-themed update features the Powerjack, a makeshift hammer made out of an automobile jack and a car battery which grant 25 HP upon killing an enemy (even going into overheal.)* One of the four weapon types in ''VideoGame/ChildrenOfMana'' is the hammer. Its unique ability is to smash large objects.* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', hammers and mauls can be used as Ezio's main weapon in place of single-handed swords. Hammers and mauls swing more slowly and are less effective on defense and countering, but are much more effective against heavily-armored elites.* In ''VideoGame/{{Purple}}'', hammers are a common ''and'' most powerful weapon. It's just too bad it's short-ranged.* A gigantic clockwork hammer is the trademark weapon of ''Malice'', originally a very hyped Xbox launch title before a detour through DevelopmentHell.* Hammers are popular in ''VideoGame/{{Vindictus}}''. Tank character Fiona can use a one-handed hammer, starting at level 24. The first challenging boss on the Perilous Ruins beginner missions, the Gnoll Chieftan, uses a massive two-handed hammer larger than the player character. Many Gnoll bosses on higher-level missions use similarly massive ''[[KillItWithFire flaming]]'' hammers. Starting with the Ruins of Sanctity missions, Gnoll mooks start using big two-handed hammers as well.** Use of hammers is handled realistically -- packing a massive amount of damage, but [[MightyGlacier slower, more cumbersome, and easier to evade]] than swords or one-handed clubs. The game AI even emulates the effects of fatigue on bosses that use them. Fiona's one-hander is smaller and lighter than the two-handed Gnoll versions, allowing her more speed and agility by comparison, but causing less damage.* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends:''** Poppy, the miniscule Yordle and Keeper of the Hammer, lugs around a magical hammer during her search for the legendary hero destined to wield it (while not realizing that she herself is the hero she's looking for). It's a normal-sized warhammer, but for a two-foot tall Yordle, it's positively huge. ** Sion, an undead juggernaut, also swaps his normal gigantic battleaxe for a huge mallet in his Hextech Sion skin. ** Jayce, defender of Piltover, is a GadgeteerGenius that invented his own WeaponOfChoice, the extremely advanced Mercury Hammer, which [[ShockAndAwe discharges lightning]] and can [[SwissArmyWeapon switch into]] a longer-ranged cannon form from its melee hammer form.** Items you can buy from the shop also include the Phage, a large wooden mallet, and its 2 upgraded versions, the Frozen Mallet and the Entropy.* Probably one of the largest hammers compared to the user's size appears in ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Hisoutensoku''. It is one of [[AnIcePerson ice fairy]] Cirno's high-end spellcards, and the head is practically AS LARGE AS THE GAME SCREEN ITSELF. There is also a minor [[MemeticMutation meme]] based around this spellcard; "[[HulkSpeak CIRNO SMASH PUNY [X] WITH GLACIER MALLET.]]"* One of Alice's weapons in ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice'' is the Croquet Mallet, which she can either use like a bludgeon or to launch a lethal croquet ball at an enemy.** In the sequel, ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns'' uses a Hobby Horse for a gigantic sledgehammer in-game. Turning the game's Physx settings to Medium and above will display more prominently its destructive capability.* The Kid from ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}'' has the Cael Hammer, a big sledgehammer, as his first weapon. It is described by the narrator as [[ICallItVera "his lifelong friend."]]* Xgen Studio's Stick Arena-Ballistick features a sledgehammer as a melee weapon. It's a one-hit-kill terror-IF you can get close enough. It also slows down your walking rate.* In ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVSCapcom3'', one of [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright's]] attacks is summoning ''the judge in giant form'' (referencing Phoenix's dream) who drops the friggin hammer ''in the field''.** Speaking of VisualNovel/AceAttorney, ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' features a judge named Hakari Mikagami who carries around a gavel with a telescoping handle that she regularly extends to the size of a croquet mallet and clobbers people with.* In ''VideoGame/SeriousSam 3: BFE'' Sam's only melee weapon is a sledgehammer.* Zero gets one named T(itan) Breaker in ''VideoGame/MegaManX8''.* The ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series has the recurring Hammer and God/Zeus Hammer battle chips. The former is rather lackluster, being a weak short ranged weapon, but the latter hits everything on the battlefield for high damage (Including Mega Man himself, though this can be circumvented). Guts Man.exe is also capable of transforming his hands into a hammer, which he uses to create shockwaves, destroy your panels, or make rocks fall, depending on the game.* Dokoutsui from the second ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' title. So powerful that it summons an earthquake when you use the magic attack.* Itsuki from the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series uses a huge wooden mallet as her weapon. Kinda scary, though, since she's a [[CuteBruiser 12-year old girl]].* The Warhammer from ''VideoGame/{{Turok}}'' series.* In the point-and-click adventure game ''[[WesternAnimation/SpaceGoofs Stupid Invaders]]'', Gorgeous uses a hammer made of [[DungFu dung]] to take out a redneck welder for his gas tank.-->'''Gorgeous''': 60 million years... in one blow!* In ''The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout'', a hammer is Bugs Bunny's only weapon.* In ''VideoGame/MrDo's Castle'', Mr. Do! wields a hammer.* Blanc/White Heart from ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'', whose weapon of choice is a giant hammer she can easily wield despite her small frame.* In ''VideoGame/LittleNemoTheDreamMaster'', the mouse comes equipped with a mallet to smash enemies and blocks with.* ''Don Doko Don'', a ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble''-like game by Creator/{{Taito}}, features a pair of dwarves who hit enemies with hammers.* ''{{VideoGame/Dota 2}}'': ''{{Warrior Monk}}'' Omniknight uses a hammer to smite his enemies.** Sven's ''Storm Hammer'' ability. Only a hammer in name, however - it's described as being a "magical gauntlet".** The Skull Basher, Mjöllnir, and Maelstrom items.* ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'' allows you to wield a giant hammer, and jump pack, letting you drop out of the sky and slam down in the middle of enemies.* Shinjiro from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' uses axes and hammers. In the ''FES'' and ''Portable'' remakes, you can fuse the persona Thor into a weapon to gain Mjölnir, which is kind of useless in ''Portable'' because the protagonist can no longer wield different weapon types, just one-handed swords (for male protagonists) or naginatas (for female protagonists). [[spoiler:Shinjiro usually leaves the party before you can even create Mjölnir because he's dead/in a coma.]]* ''VideoGame/GodsEaterBurst'' lets you build giant hammers to field in place of a {{BFS}}. Just the haft is nearly as long as the average user is tall, and the head could pulp a person in one blow.* ''Videogame/EYEDivineCybermancy'' has the [[http://i.imgur.com/YRPuQEm.jpg Arrancadora de Tripas]] ("[[GratuitousSpanish Gut Ripper]]") - also known as the Warp Hammer - a ''massive'' dual handed war hammer. The Arrancadora creates a huge electrical discharge upon contact with flesh or metal, allowing it to OneHitKill almost anything in the game, including [[FutureCopter gunships]]. [[InfinityPlusOneSword It is also one of the hardest weapons to unlock]].* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' has Stump Smash, whose hands ''are'' hammers...which are extremely effective for taking down normal enemies. The name of this trope is even his CatchPhrase! There's also Crusher, who wields a giant hammer that's basically a slab of stone on a stick.* Videogame/{{Shank}} can find a huge wooden sledgehammer by the end of his second game. It's extremely powerful, as it deals high damage and easily can [[CycleOfHurting stunlock]] even large foes and even some bosses.* A couple of Donald Duck's staves in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' are warhammers. Lexaeus also has a squeaky mallet as a joke weapon in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2''. * ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''** The Executioner in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''' wields a [[AnAxeToGrind giant axe]] that has a hammer head on the opposite side.** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' has hammer-wielding {{Giant Mook}}s in Chapter 5.* ''VideoGame/MetalFatigue'' features the Mil-Agro Hammer Arm, which is basically a HumongousMecha-sized mallet made of solid iron. [[MightyGlacier Slow, but powerful]], and the amount of added armor value is fairly substantial. It turned out to be not quite as useful against enemy Combots because of its low sever chance and the sheer utility of the dismemberment feature, but it squashes vehicles in one slam like no one's business.* ''VideoGame/MountAndBlade'' and its expansion ''Warband'' feature a wide variety of one-handed and two-handed hammer weapons. Basic models included the one-handed hammer or military hammer, up to tougher stuff like the maul, sledgehammer, or great hammer. The latter three [[ArmorPiercingAttack smash through attempts to guard]] and deal phenomenal amounts of damage even against heavy armor users. They also [[TapOnTheHead knock enemies out]] instead of killing them, so you can take prisoners and make up the cost of your army in ransoms. Rarely, a polehammer will show up, which is both god-awful slow to use yet absurdly powerful. It effectively ignores ''all'' armor types (it gains a bonus against the most powerful protection in the game, plate and chain armors), and the only armors that provide meaningful resistance to its damage type don't provide enough raw protection to stop the sheer amount of damage it deals.* ''{{VideoGame/Unturned}}'' has a sledgehammer, the most damaging weapon in the game and oddly light-weight, about 10% of what one weighs in RealLife. It is also extremely potent at destroying structures, second only to explosives.* ''{{VideoGame/Warframe}}'' features the Fragor, a Tenno-crafted warhammer, and the Jet Kittag, a Grineer-crafted, jet-powered warhammer. They are the heaviest melee weapons in the game, and as such, they usually only appear in the hands of [[TheBigGuy Rhino]], since he's the only frame who is sturdy enough to survive long enough to hit the enemy with it. However, they are hands-down the most powerful melees in the entire game, capable of easily pounding the most dangerous foes in the game into crudeburger and coming with an enormous knockdown [=AoE=] on their jump attack. * ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' features an early boss, Xord, who swings a giant hammer.* The Romanov-F in ''VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}'' has a giant spiked hammer, [[DemonicSpiders coupled with]] [[FireBreathingWeapon a flamethrower]] [[{{Overheating}} that causes your armor to overheat]].* ''Warhammer 40,000: VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' and ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII'' have various units that wield hammers.** Assault Terminator units who wield giant hammers and shields.** Inquisitor Mordecai Toth. He wields a giant golden hammer with one hand (despite it being almost tall as he is) and a plasma pistol in the other. In addition, the way the cutscenes work in the original Dawn of War (no pre-rendered cutscenes, which means all animations are the ones used in gameplay) means he has it out while talking to someone during peacetime.** Toth gifts Captain Gabriel Angelos a daemonhammer called God-Splitter that contains a fragment of the Wailing Doom used by a Biel-Tan Avatar of Kaine. Angelos then wields it to kill a daemon.* The MightyGlacier Dwarf of ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown'' [[DualWielding wields a pair]] of short warhammers as his weapon of choice. In reference to a certain Norse God, he could also have thunderbolts accompany his [[ShockwaveStomp power smashes]] and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks hammer throws]] with the Grand Smash skill.* Hammers have become the iconic weapon of the Medic class in ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'', to the point where it's very common to see art of the characters wielding huge warhammers, particularly the young girl portrait, who goes by the FanNickname Mediko. While they primarily serve as the [[CombatMedic healers of the party]], they are just as capable of dishing out tons of damage with their Caduceus skill, even if they're [[GlassCannon a little squishy]]. Fortresses in the fourth installment get in on the action, too.* Huge, two-handed hammers are an available melee weapon for Optimus Prime and Grimlock in ''VideoGame/TransformersDevastation'', based in appearance on the hammers that Ultra Magnus used in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''. They're the most powerful melee weapons in the game, but they're really slow making them AwesomeButImpractical compared to swords or fists. The [[EliteMooks Heavy Ground Trooper]] enemies also carry hammers for melee combat.* In ''{{VideoGame/Bayonetta 2}}'' there's the 武甕槌 Takemikazuchi, an absolutely enormous War Hammer that is easily the largest, most powerful, but also slowest weapon in the game. According to its description it used to be a holy {{BFS}} held by the great demon Takemikazuchi, but was re-forged into a massive hammer by the FallenAngel Rodin just because he wanted to. There's also the smaller great hammer that can be dropped by the [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Accolades]] that Bayonetta can use, meaning Bayonetta can actually have two giant hammers equipped at the same time (although none [[ArmedLegs on her heels]]). * Reinhardt in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' wields a massive, rocket-powered hammer capable- if his [[GroundPound Earthshatter]] [[LimitBreak ability]] is charged- of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin shattering the earth]], knocking over anyone unfortunate to be in front of him at the time.* The Hillbilly killer in ''Videogame/DeadByDaylight'' has a cattle hammer as his melee weapon.* Since ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'' features deities from various mythologies, [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor]] is included and carries his trademark Mjolnir. And he uses it A LOT, that his title 'God of Thunder' went underused, since he's not dealing with thunders but more about how much he can smack people with his Mjolnir.* ''VideoGame/ProjectZomboid'' lets you fight with a hammer: an ordinary hardware-store clawhammer. From among the large variety of [[ImprovisedWeapon Improvised Weapons]], it's not a terrible choice in a pinch. Hammers lack reach, which is important against packs of zombies, and they don't hit hard. On the plus side, they are durable, abundant, and light. Besides, you'll often find yourself carrying one anyway—to use as a hammer. There are also sledgehammers, much rarer, and a prize to find. You'll want one because it can demolish existing walls (and about anything else), providing the only way inside some buildings. As a weapon, it's AwesomeButImpractical. A sledgehammer is every bit as heavy and slow as a normal hammer isn't, and if you have to bash more than one head a time, it will quickly wear you out.* The role of the hammer is played in ''VideoGame/KillingFloor2'' by the [[CloseRangeCombatant Berserker's]] "Pulverizer". At first glance, it looks and acts like a standard sledgehammer. SecondaryFire strikes with the other side of the head, which has a pressure-triggered powder-actuated nail gun built into it. The effect is a mini-explosion that can kill multiple {{Mooks}} with its SplashDamage.* ''VideoGame/AVeryLongRopeToTheTopOfTheSky'': The hammer weapons, like the Giant Hammer, and the Thor's Hammer that can be made from it.* The Ghost Mallet enemy in ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' is a ghost that uses a big hammer with Mii facial features. One side of the mallet has normal Mii eyes, and the other has ''crying'' Mii eyes which inflict the Crying status condition upon the poor Miis it clobbers. Minotaurs also wield hammers.* ''VideoGame/EternalCardGame'' has hammers for you and your units to wield.* Warhammers are common weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Tyranny}}'', but the real standout is the ''gavel'' carried by Tunon, Archon of Law, named "Rule of Law". It's as tall as he is (and he is taller than any human character) and it makes a [[HellIsThatNoise hellish keening noise]] when he slams it down to dismiss supplicants or announce decisions. A mortal cannot wield as he does, but its raw arcane power allows it to be used as a powerful MagicStaff.* ''VideoGame/RandalsMonday'': How you first deal with Hal at Charlie's shop. Doesn't work the second time.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Animation]]* For that extra punch, ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'s'' Nora Valkyrie has a grenade launcher/hammer called "Magnhild". From afar or up close, something's going "Boom." Appropiate, seeing as she's based off of [[UsefulNotes/NorseMythology Thor]][[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]* Mink of ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'' uses a massive hammer.--> ''"It's so ecclesiastical! And '''smitey'''! Oh come on!"''* Durkon Thundershield from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. Being a Dwarven Cleric of Thor, it's not surprising that he wields a one-handed warhammer. He's overall more a healer than a warrior, but he has the ability to occasionally grow to positively ''gigantic'' proportions when muscle is desperately needed. His hammer [[{{BFS}} grows along with him]]. The fact that it grows along with him is justified in that ''Order of the Stick'' is based on ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' rules, and all of the size-expansion spells make equipment grow too.* Bo the Sheep and her Ramrod, from Bleedman's ''Webcomic/SugarBits''.* Kendall's magic weapon in ''Webcomic/AgentsOfTheRealm'' is a [[{{BFS}} giant]] warhammer that seems to be a catalyst for her DishingOutDirt powers as well.* Susan in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' and her friend Sarah were fond of the HyperspaceMallet, until the writer got tired of that particular joke. (A Q&A strip explicitly stated that it could only be used for comedic circumstances, though. Tedd's bugging her, that's one thing. Get mugged in an alley or need to sneak into the BigBad's lair, though, and it pays to know a HalfHumanHybrid who exemplifies BewareTheNiceOnes...)** Comedy relief part was dropped later, but it's confirmed that the Hammer-call works only if the would-be target is male ''and'' does something offensive [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-05-14 specifically towards women]], so the indiscriminate violence of random muggers and sentinels doesn't fit. This [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-04-29 depends on the perception]]. [[spoiler:In retrospect, it might just be dependent on mental gender rather than physical gender.]]** After the immortal Jerry disables the {{Hyperspace Mallet}}s (having been the one who created them in the first place), Susan gains a spell that lets her recreate them for her own use against anybody.* Ronson from ''Webcomic/TheGodsOfArrKelaan'' is an odd case. His hammer is a tiny pink rubber mallet that can kill ''gods''. It was originally some sort of transforming artifact and when he got ahold of it he thought of a mallet, and it got imbued with his divine power or something.* The Arkenhammer, one of the Tools of the Titans in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. It can tame mighty dwagons, summon lightning through ThePowerOfRock, perform other magical feats, and is a formidable weapon in close combat. In keeping with the outwardly cutesy appearances of everything else, however, it's also a plastic toy squeaky mallet. As one fan put it: "It's only a toy if you're a Titan; mere mortals have to settle for using it as an insanely powerful artifact." It turns every fifth walnut it cracks into a pigeon, and supposedly every fifth bird it kills into a walnut.* White Mage of ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' has a hammer as her WeaponOfChoice, as the white magi of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' frequently used them.* Krunch Bloodrage of ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' uses a big ol' hammer to bash heads when he isn't using his fists. His father [[DualWielding dual wields]] a pair of [[CarryABigStick one-handed maces]] when he [[ISurrenderSuckers "surrenders"]]. OTOH, Krunch's brother Rayd favors the [[AnAxeToGrind battleaxe]].* ''Webcomic/VanVonHunter'' uses a hammer as his primary weapon.* BigBad Khrima of ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' wields "The Mallet of Extreme Pain".* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':** John Egbert has hammers as his primary weapon specialty. [[CripplingOverspecialization It proves to be a problem]] when he couldn't lift his sledgehammer. He gets a much lighter one later though, the [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002537 Pogo Hammer!]]** All the main characters are given a chance to set their weapon specialty for the rest of the "game." John, picks the hammer mostly because it allows him to free up space in his inventory, commenting that he "can't imagine it's going to be all that relevant."** Thanks to ItemCrafting, he later gains the gigantic [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002957 Telescopic Sassacrusher]] ("of course you have no hope of lifting it whatsoever"), the burn-inducing [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002968 Wrinklefucker]], and the magic-enhanced [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003639 Fear No Anvil]], courtesy of alternate-timeline Dave. Even later, through other means, he [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005578 gets]] the awe-inspiring [[spoiler: Warhammer of Zillyhoo]]. Even later than that, he [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005692 enhances]] it with [[spoiler:the Fluorite Octet, Vriska's extremely powerful set of magic dice]]. It has proven to be really, really nasty, and to have hilarious side effects; [[spoiler:one blow is enough to not only knock off 10% of HeroKiller Jack Noir's health bar, but also put him at risk of an encounter with an elf, a pony stampede, or, as ended up happening, the bestowal of a ridiculous hat]].* Yuuki's main weapon in ''Webcomic/SparklingGenerationValkyrieYuuki'' is a hammer.* Hanna of ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'' wields an ordinary hammer that he has customized with some runes. While the runes don't seem to have any flashy magical effect, the hammer is just as effective at wounding vampires as it is at [[MundaneUtility pulling out nails]].* Just like the ''Hisoutensoku'' example above, Cirno uses a hammer made of ice with a MASSIVE head in ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou''. The minor meme described above is essentially her battlecry when using it.* ''Webcomic/WaywardSons'': Hurk's weapon of choice is a massive hammer coated with [[{{Unobtainium}} Vastedium]], called "Olnir".* In the classic CommediaDellArte and Punch & Judy shows, Pulcinelle/Punch uses a blunt club. [[http://commedia2x00.wordpress.com Commedia 2X00]] trades it out for a huge cartoon mallet--the better to bludgeon Super Fighting Cyborgs.* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Tarvek is seen messing with a hammer in the library. It is helpfully inscribed with [[Music/MCHammer "It's Hammer Time!"]]** Hoffman's [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150729 "Kinetic Energy Accumulator".]] Whack things with it for a week, switch it to "Discharge", and obliterate clank vehicles with a hammer that looks like a toy.* Melna from ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' uses one to great effect, and somehow managed to ''decapitate'' someone with it.* In ''Webcomic/{{Magience}}'', [[GirlyBruiser Dagger]]'s weapon of choice is an enormous hammer.* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': Kurudan, wields a [[http://img.batoto.net/comics/2011/11/11/t/read4ebcc3830aaf0/tC_ToG_71_30.jpg really big hammer]], as you should. Not only that, as a Dansoolsa he can make the impact hit what ever coordinates he pleases, making him a missile launcher.* In the prologue of ''Webcomic/{{Bastard}}'', Jin uses what appears to be some sort of sledgehammer or mallet wrapped in cloth to [[spoiler:almost]] murder his tutor.* In ''Webcomic/ChampionsOfFaraus'', Gwen Rockcrusher, Champion of the light god Parthelax, fights with a mallet-like hammer.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Original]]* Martillo Smith from [[WebVideo/AitorMolinaVs Aitor Molina Vs]] is sometimes used to [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome fight]].* Cole Quentin Hudson from season one of ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' used a sledgehammer. Unfortunately, it slowed him down enough that the one time he used it in combat, he got his arse handed to him.* ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' ''averts'' this; Captain Hammer, despite his namesake, doesn't ''have'' a hammer.** [[spoiler: The hammer is his penis.]]* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/banhammer Banhammers]]:** Many moderators and [=GMs=] in numerous forums and mmorpgs tend to refer to their use of their authority to ban rulebreakers, cheaters, and trolls as "wielding their '''Banhammer'''." This tendency is widespread enough that a whole category of {{image macro}}s depict offenders being struck by Banhammer-wielding moderators. In some instances, permanent bans are depicted as the Mods using a ''Permaban Crusher'' that is clearly modeled after the [[Anime/GaoGaiGar Goldion Crusher]].** The Forum Administrator Reploid Productions of ''Website/NationStates'' [[http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=16092265&sid=9a5408827f80d75fbdc09a8d8a62d15c#p16092265 takes it further]].---> ~Evil Forum Empress Rep Prod the Ninja Mod---> ~She who wields the Banhammer; master of the mighty moderation no-dachi ''Kiritateru Teikoku''** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar4WzQ7KHak 4chan City]] includes rare footage of banhammers being used in combat.** [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worth, shall posses the power of...]] [[http://iboodhunt.1dagskoopjes.nl/img/banhammer.jpg BAN]].* Axem Yellow in ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' used one. Makes sense, as he was patterned after [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork GutsMan.EXE]]. He also had AnAxeToGrind.** Mario and Luigi use them as sub-weapons, and Mario has unleashed the righteous fury of the Hammer Brother Suit.* From ''Roleplay/OpenBlue'', Admiral Flota Vladimir Ilyavich Tokarev, '''HERO OF THE TRIBES''', uses a Maul, a giant warhammer, in personal combat.* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' examples: the superpowered mutant Sledge wields a big sledgehammer, and as fits the trope, is a ScaryBlackMan. Donner is Swedish, has trouble with English, and wields a warhammer much like Thor, right down to the Creator/MarvelComics trick of hurling it (well, using Energizers powers to move it through the air) and letting it pull him after.* Mortal from ''Roleplay/TheInsaneQuest'' uses a hammer for fighting. He keeps insisting it's called a mallet, though.* In the third RP of ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'', Alfred uses a sledgehammer to kill a Dragonstorm experiment...by knocking its head clean off. In the same RP, [[WrenchWench Sharon]] also uses a hammer to kill a guard.* [[WebVideo/WhatTheFuckIsWrongWithYou Nash]] is known to pick up a claw hammer whenever he has to defend himself all but once, where he picked up a fire extinguisher. [[StealthPun He was awating fanmail.]] Fellow [[Website/ChannelAwesome TGWTG]] reviewer [=ERod=] (WebVideo/TheBlockbusterBuster) uses a very similar hammer, only with a green handle. [[ICallItVera Named 'Lucille']].* In ''Roleplay/MSFHighForum'', Ilushia wields one of these. More recently, Danny has taken up wielding one.* Tempered Steel from WebOriginal/FalloutIsDragons wields a lightning hammer.* ''Film/NoobLaCroiseeDesDestins'': The only weapon that can kill one of the game's major antagonists is a pair of massive battle hammers.* Half of the ''Podcast/PastDivision'' party uses hammers. Drake uses an enchanted warhammer that does flame damage, and Peter carries a massive maul.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]* Ultra Magnus of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' wields a humongous hammer that can even call down lightning, which is called the Magnus Hammer in the show and "Stormbringer" on one of his toy's bios. (If he sounds a [[FollowTheLeader teensy bit]] like Thor, remember, ''[[TransformersGeneration1 The Transformers]]'' comic series ''was'' written by Marvel, so it's probably more recycling old ideas than anything else.)** Also, the Elite Guard homage Comicbook/TheAvengers a great deal. Magnus is Thor, while Sentinel is Captain America and Blurr is Quicksilver. (Creator/MarvelComics doesn't have any ninja beatniks, though, so Jazz doesn't seem to fit... but he is awesome, which is what matters.)** WordOfGod has stated that, even if he chooses to actually fight with a different weapon, the current Autobot leader needs to have the hammer in his possession to have the rank of Magnus, making it the Animated equivalent of the Matrix of Leadership. [[spoiler:That's probably why Shockwave stole it after badly injuring Ultra Magnus, and when Ratchet gets it back he refuses to give it to Sentinel Prime (who was acting Magnus) because he didn't want him to get even more power.]]** And the fact that [[spoiler: Optimus finally considers himself responsible enough to carry it into battle, and is holding it after he returns to Cybertron, may indicate that he is the next Magnus]].** Sari later gets one to go with [[spoiler:her transformation after using the allspark-powered key to upgrade herself]].* Electric hammers are standard-issue weapons to the Quarrymen in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''.* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', Gazpacho bans Mung Daal from his fruit stand, then confidently proclaims that he had to drop the banhammer on him.* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'':** [[TheBrute Breakdown]] has a hammer as his ShapeshifterWeapon. Given his lack of subtlety and love of violence, it's a good choice.** Of the thirteen original Transformers, Solus Prime wielded a hammer that could forge practically anything from raw materials. Only a Prime can activate its powers, but it's still a big slaggin' hammer that packs a wallop for anyone who can swing it. In homage to the above example, [[spoiler: Ultra Magnus takes it into battle after it's been drained of its power]].* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] wields Mjölnir, naturally. Also, ComicBook/BetaRayBill gets his own, Stormbreaker, which is similar to Mjölnir.* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', the fusion gem [[PerformanceArtist Sardonyx]] (Garnet and Pearl), has this as her main weapon. It combines Garnet's gauntlets as the head and Pearl's BladeOnAStick as the handle.* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Judgment Day", the KnightTemplar vigilante The Judge attacks Killer Croc with a gavel the size of a sledgehammer. Batman is able to get ahold of it later, and find out it's actually a trophy with the plaque removed, and with that information, find out that The Judge is [[spoiler: actually a third personality of Harvey Dent]].[[/folder]]

[[folder:Real Life]]* A number of weapons resembling hammers have been used historically.** [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/War_hammer2.jpg/100px-War_hammer2.jpg Warhammers]] didn't look much different from your average carpenter's hammer - they just had longer handles. Placing a lot of the weight at the point of impact gave the weapon a lot of punch, breaking bones through armor that was intended to deflect the lesser impact of blades; hence why they were highly effective against plated armor. The real-world hammers often had a small flat face on one side of the head and a simple pick on the other. Strike with the flat face and you can quickly use your weapon again; strike with the pick and with any luck you'll penetrate your opponent's armor entirely, at the cost of possibly having to take a moment to yank the pick out again.** The horseman's pick also resembles a claw hammer, with an armor-piercing slanted point on the opposite side of the hammerhead. It was used primarily by Islamic cavalry and Polish hussars.** Mauls resemble sledgehammers. They were primarily an archer's weapon, serving double-duty in hammering down protective stakes before a battle and attacking any enemies that drew too close for comfort.** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bec_de_corbin Bec de corbin]], meaning "Crow's Beak". A pole weapon designed specifically for armor-piercing, which was a hammer with spiky instead of flat face on a 7 feet handle. Developed in [[UsefulNotes/PolesWithPoleaxes Poland]]. They like this trope.* The use of hammers in war is evident in the sport of polo, which was originally a war exercise for Persian cavalry.* Tactical sledge hammers are sometimes used in close-quarters combat fire teams. The doorman will sometimes use it in place of a battering ram or shotgun when approaching a breaching scenario. Tactical sledge hammers come in handy in situations where explosives or shotgun shells would prove too destructive due to the presence of hostages or physical obstructions. It is not unheard of for SWAT members to find themselves using the hammer as a last-second weapon when the suspect is determined to be closer to the team than anticipated.** Firefighters also use hammers to break down barriers (like concrete) when axes aren't enough.* The trademark weapon of real life [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels Hells Angels]] is the ball-peen hammer, in part because it isn't in the same legal class as a knife or gun, and thus doesn't carry the same legal repercussions.[[/folder]]------> --Uhh, bad idea. He's really attached to that h'''''*[[OffhandBackhand OOF]]*'''''